9 Human Health and Diseases Objective Type Questions and Answers | Human Health and Diseases Quiz

Human Health and Diseases MCQs | Human Health and Diseases Objective Type Questions and Answers

(1) Which of the following is called as “drinking alcohol”?
[A] methyl alcohol
[B] ethyl alcohol
[C] isopropyl alcohol
[D] methanol
Answer: methyl alcohol
(2) Alcohol is a
[A] stimulant
[B] depressant
[C] barbiturate
[D] amphetamine
Answer: stimulant
(3) What happens to alcohol in the cells?
[A] it is broken to harmless substances
[B] it is oxidised and heat is produced
[C] it dehydrates the cell
[D] it is stored as fat
Answer: it is oxidised and heat is produced
(4) Which one of the following is not true during excessive intake of alcohol?
[A] decreased reaction time
[B] blurred vision
[C] impaired judgement
[D] lack of alertness
Answer: blurred vision
(5) Pyrogens are the chemicals released by
[A] pathogens
[B] WBC
[C] RBC
[D] Antibodies
Answer: pathogens
(6) The terms allergens refers to
[A] specific antibodies
[B] weak antigens
[C] memory cells
[D] fever-producing chemicals
Answer: weak antigens
(7) The interferons make the cells resistant to
[A] bacterial attack
[B] protozoan attack
[C] microbial attack
[D] viral attack
Answer: viral attack
(8) Which one of the following diseases contracted by the droplet infection?
[A] chicken pox
[B] malaria
[C] pneumonia
[D] rabies
Answer: pneumonia
(9) Malaria is caused by
[A] Culex mosquito
[B] Anopheles mosquito
[C] Plasmodium
[D] Contaminated food
Answer: Plasmodium
(10) The disease ringworm is caused by
[A] Bite of a mosquito
[B] Fungal infection
[C] Worm
[D] Bacterial infection
Answer: Bacterial infection
(11) Cancer that affect and arise in the mesodermal tissue are called
[A] Carcinomas
[B] Melanomas
[C] Sarcomas
[D] Lymphomas
Answer: Sarcomas
(12) Leukemia is often referred to as
[A] skin cancer
[B] blood cancer
[C] bone cancer
[D] lymph cancer
Answer: blood cancer
(13) Agents that produce cancers are called
[A] carcinogens
[B] cancerous
[C] tumours
[D] radiations
Answer: carcinogens
(14) Non-sedative drugs Thlidomide caused Phocomelia characterised by the symptom
[A] Malformed limbs of foetus
[B] Malformation of foetus
[C] Vomiting of female during delivery
[D] Mental retardation of foetus
Answer: Malformed limbs of foetus
(15) ELISA is used to detect viruses where the key agent is
[A] RNase
[B] Catalase
[C] DNA probe
[D] Alkaline phosphatase
Answer: RNase
(16) Which of the following is also known as HIV factory?
[A] Mast cells
[B] Macrophages
[C] Memory cells
[D] T- cells
Answer: Macrophages
(17) Immunosuppressants such as _________ prevent transplanted organs from being rejected in recipients.
[A] Thrombin
[B] Cyclosporine
[C] Aspirin
[D] None of the above
Answer: Cyclosporine
(18) Both B & T lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow; however, only the T lymphocytes travel to the ______ and mature there.
[A] Spleen
[B] Thymus
[C] Pituitary gland
[D] Adrenal gland
Answer: Thymus
(19) The _________ is at its largest in children, but with the onset of puberty, it eventually shrinks and gets replaced by fat.
[A] Thymus
[B] Hypothalamus
[C] Parathyroid gland
[D] All of the above
Answer: Thymus
(20) Ascaris lumbricoides is a species of parasitic roundworm that lives in _________.
[A] Humans
[B] Grasshoppers
[C] Pigs
[D] All of the above
Answer: Humans

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